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Report of the keynote address by Robert Armour at this year's In-house Lawyers Group annual meeting

Selected highlights from Jamie Millar's and Janet Hood's addresses to the In-house Lawyers Group annual meeting

Argument that standard missives have their limitations and could work against clients' interests

The Building Societies Association is introducing a standard set of mortgage instructions, similar in function to the CML Handbook

Does one provision in the new Scottish Climate Change Act have the ability to make much impact?

What management steps may Scottish legal practices have to take in order to be seen to be properly compliant with equality, diversity and discrimination law and practice?

Lord Gill's review has the potential to improve environmental justice in Scotland

President's message: Suddenly, simple modern procedures are with us for sheriff court personal injury work. Just another sign of the changing times

Comment that many family law practitioners have concerns about the recommendations of the Gill review

Letters continuing the debate from the Israeli perspective

Solicitors who have opted to run a practice without an office explain what it takes, and who it might suit

Charities, and the individuals and businesses who support them, should always be alert to the most effective ways of giving – which may include timing for tax purposes

The EU is proposing a series of minimum procedural safeguards for defendants across the EU, but Scots law is well placed to comply

Report of a top-level seminar held by the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow on Lord Gill's Scottish Civil Courts Review

A look at the Legal Services Bill as it will apply to practices with non-lawyer ownership, including some new regulatory rules that solicitors too might wish to adopt

Commentary from the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland on the results of the research into the legal profession's views and perceptions of the appointments system

Recent work of the Society's Law Reform Department, including public services reform, mental health, arbitration, file sharing and statutory interpretation

EU update on cross border estates, and VAT carousel measures

Tribute to Oban solicitor and former procurator fiscal

Outline of the changes to legal education and training, now nearing implementation, which will impact on all solicitors

Taking up the challenge in Richard Susskind's "The End of Lawyers?", a rural solicitor describes how his own practice went through the process of looking afresh at the services it provides

How a step-by-step approach to tackling a personal problem can help you find a way forward

Advice to a solicitor whose resident secretary in her new position is being less than welcoming

The benefits of business continuity management, and some practical tips for creating an effective business continuity strategy